Bible of Kralice

Kralice Bible
Bible of Kralice, title page, vol. 1.
Full name	Biblj ſwatá. To geſt, Kniha w njž se wſſecka Pjſma S. Starého y Nowého Zákona obſahugj (1613 one-volume edition)
Language	Middle Czech
Complete Bible published	1593
Textual basis	NT: Textus Receptus, Beza's edition (Blahoslav) OT: Masoretic Text, Plantin Polyglot edition
Copyright	Public domain due to age
Genesis 1:1–3 Transliteration: Na počátku ſtwořil Bůh nebe a zemi. Země pak byla neſličná a puſtá; a tma byla nad propastj; a Duch Božj wznáſſel se nad wodami. I řekl Bůh: Buď ſwětlo. I bylo ſwětlo. Transcription: Na počátku stvořil Bůh nebe a zemi. Země pak byla nesličná a pustá, a tma byla nad propastí, a Duch Boží vznášel se nad vodami. I řekl Bůh: Buď světlo! I bylo světlo. John 3:16 Transliteration: Nebo tak Bůh milowal ſwět, že Syna ſwého gednorozeného dal, aby každý, kdož wěří v něho, nezahynul, ale měl žiwot wěčný. Transcription: Nebo tak Bůh miloval svět, že Syna svého jednorozeného dal, aby každý, kdož věří v něho, nezahynul, ale měl život věčný.

The Printing of the Bible of Kralice in Ivančice (1914), by Alphonse Mucha, The Slav Epic

The Bible of Kralice, also called the Kralice Bible (Czech: Bible kralická), was the first complete translation of the Bible from the original languages into Czech. Translated by the Unity of the Brethren and printed in Kralice nad Oslavou, the first edition had six volumes and was published between 1579 and 1593. The third edition, from 1613, is classic and till this day widely known and used Czech translation. The New Testament had been translated from the Greek by Jan Blahoslav and published in 1564.

See also

• Bible translations into Czech
• Slavic translations of the Bible

External links

• Bible of Kralice – electronic version of the first edition (in Czech)
• Bible of Kralice – electronic version of the latest edition (in Czech)
• Travelling exhibition shows history of Bible in Czech lands – This exhibition includes the Bible of Kralice and a photo shows the Bible.
• The Kralice Bible – short history of the edition and the details of its printing, with special attention given to a full 6-volume set preserved at the Moravian Archives, Bethlehem.